50 Best Drone Footage Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Music for Drone Videos on Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a strange kind of silence that comes with watching the world from way up high. Drone shots feel weightless but also slightly eerie, like you’re floating somewhere you shouldn’t be. The right track can make that empty space feel huge or turn it into a pulse that grabs attention. Some of these songs aren’t literally tied to soaring through clouds or cruising over city lights, but they bring that same wide-open rush. It’s less about lyrics and more about the mood they throw over the footage, making the sky seem endless and the ground impossibly far away.
Drone clips don’t care about perfect timing or polished moves. Sometimes the flight is smooth and clean, other times it’s shaky and wild, a sweep over neon streets or a sharp dive over a cliffside. That’s why the playlist needs variety. A few pop, rock, country, and R&B songs slip in here, cutting through the visuals like sharp edges or softening them when the shots feel too mechanical. These tracks pull a feeling out of the image instead of just sitting behind it like background noise.
The songs here can tilt a video in strange directions. A peaceful shot of a field turns haunting with a single minor chord, while a chaotic city flyover turns almost celebratory when the beat kicks in. These are the tracks that take your drone footage and make it stop people mid-scroll. Here are the best drone footage songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Instagram Drone Songs
1. 'Somewhere' by Barbra Streisand
2. 'Voyager' by Vens Adams
3. 'The Anthem' by The Insider
4. 'Serenity' by RA
5. 'Highland' by Icosphere
6. 'Nexus' by Tobias Voigt
7. 'With The Winds' by VOLO
8. 'Perfect Time' by Hybridas
9. 'Brave New World' by Simon Folwar
10. 'Terrain' by Zimpzon
Cinematic Soundscapes for Drone Footage #11 to 20
11. 'Sun Drops' by VOLO
12. 'Shimmer Motion' by New
13. 'Origins' by Icosphere
14. 'Cloud Nine' by Cody Martin
15. 'Majestic Skies' by Strength To Last
16. 'Floating' by Retro Tape
17. 'You Have What It Takes' by Nilesh Dahanukar
18. 'Joy' by Sanskar Vaidya
19. 'Haze' by Devashish Korani
20. 'Above the Clouds' by John Bartmann
Uplifting Drone Video Music #21 to 30
21. 'Solitary' by Kunal Iyengar
22. 'Candy Soda' by Summer Owl
23. 'Stars' by Noshrain
24. 'Xia' by Siddharth Sharma
25. 'Sanskari Lofi' by Swardesi
26. 'We Know That We Know' by Noshrain
27. 'Escape Velocity' by Kevin MacLeod
28. 'Desert Druids' by Kidcut
29. 'Going Higher' by Bensound
30. 'Uproar' by One Wave
Drone Footage Audio Recommendations #31 to 40
31. 'Umbélé' by Ebo Krdum
32. 'BALANCED' by Mindserver Unlimited
33. 'Hazy Horizon' by Aiyo
34. 'Selfie Mode' by Joel Rampage
35. 'Dreamday' by Autohacker
36. 'Battlefield' by Ballpoint
37. 'A Long Walk along Point Reyes National Seashore' by Staffan Carlén
38. 'Cloud Mountain' by John Leonard French
39. 'Northern Lights' by Parallax Deep
40. 'Drone Views' by The Big Let Down
Top Music for Aerial Videography #41 to 50
41. 'Inspiring Piano' by BlueBuddy
42. 'Women Ensemble' by BlueBuddy
43. 'Lounge' by GreenTigerMusic
44. 'Inspiring and Uplifting Cinematic Trailer' by Sky-Productions
45. 'Drones' by Music_MT
46. 'Modern Corporate Inspiring and Uplifting' by Music_MT
47. 'Chillout' by Plastic3_NE
48. 'Meditation' by Plastic3_NE
49. 'Waves of Nature' by Netuno Soundtracks
50. 'Cinematic Landscape Drone' by Infraction
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